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Midlands ETS has been providing Education and Employment services to young people aged 16 to 24 in Birmingham for the last 14 years. Our centre is based at the Enterprise Centre in Chelmsley Wood and deliver a Study Programme, Apprenticeships and Employment programmes.
This role will mainly be based in the Centre, but some of the role will be able to be completed working from home.
Job Summary:
We are currently seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable qualified Assessor/IQA who is able to deliver Level 3 Early Years Educator, Level 2 & 3 Adult Health & Social Care and Level 3 Business Administration. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality training and assessment in these qualifications and also support the Centre with their Internal Quality Assurance, in order to meet both Ofsted and Awarding Body requirements. This role involves teaching theory, conducting practical assessments, and providing support to learners to help them achieve their qualifications.
Do you have a passion for working with young people to help them achieve their best and watch them grown in confidence? Do you hold the relevant teaching, assessing and Internal Quality Assurance qualifications? If so this opportunity would be an exciting chance to come and work for an amazing charity.
The successful applicant will need to:
1. delivering engaging and effective training sessions in Early Years, Health & Social Care and Business Administration
2. Develop and update course materials, lesson plans, and assessment tools
3. Assess students' work, providing constructive feedback and support to enhance their learning experience.
4. Provide one-on-one support and guidance to learners, to help them achieve their qualifications
5. Monitor student progress and adapt teaching methods to meet diverse learning needs
6. Ensure that all training and assessment activities meet regulatory and quality standards
7. Participate in internal and external quality assurance processes.
8. Work closely with colleagues to share best practices and develop the curriculum.
9. Build and maintain relationships with local employers and community organizations.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
10. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
11. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
12. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
13. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
14. Service related sick pay from day 1
15. Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
16. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
17. Cycle2work scheme
18. Interest free season ticket loans
19. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
21. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
22. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
23. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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